Kanchenjunga Expedition Southwest Face
Kanchenjunga in the Himalayan Range, is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft.). Kanchenjunga translated means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 metres.
Difficulty
hard
Duration
55
Altitude
8586
Region
Himalayan Range
Manaslu Expedition
Manaslu (8163m), is the eighth highest mountain in the world, and is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "Mountain of the Spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul". This is the same root word of the name of the holy lake Manasarover near Mt kailash in Tibet.
Difficulty
hard
Duration
34
Altitude
8163m
Region
Everest Region
Cho Oyu Expedition
Cho-Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at 8,201 meters (26,906 ft) above sea level. Cho-Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal. Cho-Oyu means "Goddess of Turquoise" in Tibetan.
Difficulty
hard
Duration
44
Altitude
8201m
Region
Everest Region
Baruntse Expedition
Baruntse (7,129m/23,389ft) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal; crowned by four peaks and bounded on the south by the Hunku Glacier, on the east by the Barun Glacier, and on the northwest by the Imja Glacier. The mountain was first climbed in May 30, 1954 via the south ridge by Colin Todd and Geoff Harrow of a New Zealand expedition.
Difficulty
hard
Duration
33
Altitude
7129m
Region
Everest Region
Amadablam Expedition
Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Himalaya range of eastern Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 meters (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 5,563 meters (18,251ft). Ama Dablam means "Mother's necklace"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by Sherpa women.
Difficulty
hard
Duration
31
Altitude
6812m
Region
Everest region
Amadablam and Island Peak Expedition
Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Himalayan range of eastern Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 5,563 metres (18,251 ft). Ama Dablam means "Mother's necklace"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional double-pendant containing pictures of the gods, worn by Sherpa women. It is one of the most stunning peaks in the Himalaya and one of the most impressive mountains in the world.
Difficulty
hard
Duration
35
Altitude
6812m
Region
Everest Region